[quote="andrej"]I’ve reflected much on whether I should show the weekending date or MM publication date in this thread. From January 2 to July 16,1960 Melody Maker showed on their chart pages both of them. They have dropped printing w/e date since the issue of July 23,1960. The only date has remained available since then is the publication one.
I was in some doubt about the way I should follow.
The charts I’ve already posted are completely based on survey week, ignoring the cover date.
I was confused by the fact that the Charts I’ve been posting are out of sync with the Record Retailers’ and NME charts. Then I’ve noticed that Kingofskiffle uses publication dates on his “Melody Maker Album Charts” thread. So I ‘ve decided to follow his example.
Henceforth I will go one week ahead. And you should do the same with the previous charts if you were copying them after me.
Thus, the chart which I posted first as “week ending December 30, 1961” has turned into:

At first many thanks to you andrey and also to Alan Smith for the Melody Maker charts from the 60s I was looking for it for a lifetime.
Regarding the given chart dates up to December 1961 if I understand it correctly I have to turn all charts from 2 January 1960 to 30 December 1961 one week ahead so the chart from 2 January 1960 is in fact the 9 January 1960 chart (issue date of MM). That means the very first MM chart of 1960 (from 2 January) is missing. I am very fond of having the 2 January 1960 chart so I will be very grateful if you post it.